Dunes hike spotlights park expansion plan
Second District Congressman Abner J. Mikva and Indiana’s J Edward Roush joined 75 conservationists for a hike through the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to press for expanding the park by 6900 acres. Mikva warned that growth near the lakeshore by 1970 would threaten current investment and limit recreational and educational benefits.
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Abner J. Mikva
J. Edward Roush
Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Save the Dunes Council
National Park
Mt. Baldy
Beverly
Blackstone library hosts first speaker in series on Africa
The Blackstone Branch Library at 4904 S Lake Park opened its speaker series with Edmund Dillon of Liberia discussing Africa past present and future. Hyde Park photographer Veronica Saddler photographed the event and exhibits are planned. The next talk on October 5 features Mary Jean Robson regional director of NOW speaking on Women Today.
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Blackstone
S. Lake Park
Edmund Dillon
Republic of Liberia
Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
Dillon
Africa
Liberia
Veronica Saddler
Hyde Park
Blackstone Library
Mary Jean Robson
National Organization of Women
First Unitarian Church to Mark 136th Anniversary
The First Unitarian church at 57th and Woodlawn begins its 136th year with a 10:30 a.m. Sunday service on September 19. Rev. Carl Nightwanger will preach Blessed Are They That Mourn with a seminar on grief and death led by interim minister Donald Marshall. the church was organized in 1836 and now anchors Hyde Park near the University of Chicago.
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Murray School
P.T.A
Kenwood
Bessie Rhodes
School of Education
Northwestern University
Rhodes
First Unitarian Church
57Th and Woodlawn
Carl Nightwanger
University of Chicago
Jack Mendelsohn
Donald Marshall
First Unitarian
Chicago
Civic Center
Michigan Ave
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Spain
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Korea
1.C
Cellini
Wayne B. Smith
Volkswagen
Peter Petersen
Peter
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South Side
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Midway
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